2001 Ford Escape CAR QUITS WHILE RUNNING, WON'T RESTART

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2001 FORD ESCAPE

Electrical problem
2001 Ford Escape 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 50.000 miles

WE HAVE AN INTERMINTENT PROBLEM. CAR HAS DIED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, WOULDN'T RESTART. TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO 2 DAYS LATER COULDN'T MAKE IT FAIL TO START. IT'S WORKED FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY. WHEN MY HUSBAND LEFT IT RIUNNING FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, GOT IN AND HIT THE STARTER. IT DIED AND WON'T RESTART. WE TRID AGAIN AFTER IT SAT OVERNITE. NO LUCK.A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS MISSING BADLY.A BROKEN WIRE SOMEWHERE IN THE IGNITION WAS FOUND AND PRESUMABLY FIXED. IT
S WORK UP TIL THIS INCIDENT. ANY IDEAS?TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT'S IN THE FULE LINE, ANOTHER SAID IT'S ELECTRICAL. WE NEED SOME ANSWERS, MY HUSBAND IS RECOVERING FROM A BROKEN HIP AND WE CAN'T TAKE THE CHANCE HE COULD BE STRANDED. THANKS, M. LOU

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RASMATAZ

MECHANIC
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WHEN MY HUSBAND LEFT IT RIUNNING FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, GOT IN AND HIT THE STARTER. IT DIED AND WON'T RESTART

Do below to determine if its fuel or spark

Disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs, cap and rotor /distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, ECM, Ignitor cam and crank sensors- Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it